The restraint imposed on the behavior of water is dependent on which of the following factors?

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in Food Engineering by Amelia (93.8k points)

The restraint imposed on the behavior of water is dependent on which of the following factors?

(a) Nature and binding capacity of polar residues

(b) Configuration of hydrophobic and hydrophilic areas

(c) Mechanism which alters the structure of water

(d) All of the mentioned

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Asked question is from Principles of Semi-Moist Foods-2 topic in portion Principles of Semi-Moist Foods, Principles of Food Preservation by Fermentation, Principles of Food Pickling and Curing and Principles of Food Storage Stability of Food Engineering

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